Category Archives: 2019

Killer Kids: What Makes Children Kill and How Do We Handle It?

January 24, 2020 – 12:58 pm

Jackie Smith, Science, W.A. Hough High

Synopsis

Tags adult, amygdala, children, hippocampus, juvenile, killer, life without parole, murder, psychopath, sociopath, youth, youth violence | Permalink | Comments Off

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”

January 24, 2020 – 12:57 pm

Cassandra Alexander, Social Studies, James Martin Middle

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Brown vs Board of Education, busing, desegregation, discrimination, disenfranchised, Equality, fourteenth amendment, Jim Crow, oppression, Plessy vs Ferguson, Social Injustice | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Children in War and Conflict

Running For Our Lives: The Stories Of Children Who Escaped War And Conflict

January 24, 2020 – 12:54 pm

Audrey Dorante, History, East Mecklenburg High

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags asylum, English Language Learners, Immigration, migration, refugee | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Childhood and the City Space in Literature

Art and Identity: Communities, Neighborhoods and Self

January 24, 2020 – 12:51 pm

Natalie Jones, Visual Art, West Charlotte High

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Art, collage, communication, community, discovery, fingerprint, identity, Journal, mixed media, neighborhood, suitcase, Visual, Visual Art | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Childhood and the City Space in Literature

I Prefer Living in Color – Opening Windows to the Beauty of Varied Identities

January 24, 2020 – 12:47 pm

Lecia Shockley, 1st Grade, Selwyn Elementary

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags acceptance, anti-bias, Appreciate, beliefs, bigotry, celebrate, consider, cross-cultural, cultural competence, curiosity, customs, differences, discrimination, diversity, dominant culture, Ethnicity, evaluative practice, global learner, inclusive, intolerance, minority, multi-ethnic, multicultural, multiracial, Narratives, opportunity, Other, Personalized Learning Learner Profile traits, power, Prejudice, Racism, society, stereotype, tradition, understanding, value, white privilege | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Childhood and the City Space in Literature

Celebrating and Exploring Diversity and Community through Multicultural Literature with integrated Arts: Our “Maybe Something Beautiful”

January 24, 2020 – 12:38 pm

Julie Soto-Pendleton, 2nd Grade, University Park Creative Arts

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags achievable, beautiful, Civil Rights, community, Culture, diversity, equal rights, Ethnicity, family, friends, goals, hope, impossible, invisible, multicultural, neighborhood, Schools, segregated, separate, Tolerance, Traditions, triumph, united, visible, vision | Permalink | Comments Off

Our Communities and Its Impact on Our Learning

January 24, 2020 – 12:36 pm

Juanita Razor, Language Arts, Wilson Middle

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Choice, communication, community, conflict, consequence, Culture, identity, narrative, perspective, Prejudice, social bias | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Childhood and the City Space in Literature

It’s Not Just Black and White, a Literacy Celebration

January 24, 2020 – 12:24 pm

Jacci Fizet, Kindergarten, Renaissance West STEAM Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Emergent Literacy Skills, literacy, Math, Writing | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Childhood and the City Space in Literature

Children in City Spaces: Exploring Charlotte through the Eyes of Creative Writers

January 24, 2020 – 12:21 pm

Gia Wright, English, Rocky River High

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Author’s Perspective, Characterization, Realistic Fiction | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Childhood and the City Space in Literature

Who Builds the Community of Readers in Pre-K

January 24, 2020 – 12:18 pm

Carolyn Simmons, Pre-K, Governors’ Village STEM Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags author, illustrator, parts of the book, Reading | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 7: Writing in Mathematics

Explanation Creation: Mathematical Thinking and Reasoning through Multiplication

December 19, 2019 – 4:05 pm

Catherine Cordero, ELL, Governor’s Village STEM Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags English Learner, Multiplication, problem solving, Writing in Mathematics | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 8: Time Travel: Using Music to Explore Past, Present, and Future Messages

I Need a Visual: Analyzing the Argument in Song Lyrics with Graphic Organizers

December 19, 2019 – 3:41 pm

Debbie Brown, English, Vance High

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags argument, audience, exigence, intended message, lyric, rhetorical situation, Structure, verse | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 2: How to Build a Human

The Body Polygraph: Applying the Polyvagal Theory to Media Skills Lesson Design

December 19, 2019 – 3:39 pm

Deb Jung, 4th Grade, Winding Springs Elementary

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Animal Classification, Bees, Coyotes, Frogs, Polyvagal Theory, Vagus Nerve | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 6: Africa: Beneath the Headlines

Africa in the Media: Past, Present, and Future

December 19, 2019 – 3:26 pm

Veronica Hall, History, Cochrane Collegiate Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Colonization, Imperialism, Media, Racism, third world country | Permalink | Comments Off

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Category Archives: 2019

Killer Kids: What Makes Children Kill and How Do We Handle It?

Running For Our Lives: The Stories Of Children Who Escaped War And Conflict

Art and Identity: Communities, Neighborhoods and Self

I Prefer Living in Color – Opening Windows to the Beauty of Varied Identities

Celebrating and Exploring Diversity and Community through Multicultural Literature with integrated Arts: Our “Maybe Something Beautiful”

It’s Not Just Black and White, a Literacy Celebration

Children in City Spaces: Exploring Charlotte through the Eyes of Creative Writers

Who Builds the Community of Readers in Pre-K

Explanation Creation: Mathematical Thinking and Reasoning through Multiplication

I Need a Visual: Analyzing the Argument in Song Lyrics with Graphic Organizers

The Body Polygraph: Applying the Polyvagal Theory to Media Skills Lesson Design

Africa in the Media: Past, Present, and Future

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